NG Storage¤
Introduction¤
Natural gas, is a commodity that can be stored for an indefinite period of time in storage facilities for later consumption, e.g. for electricity production in peak periods, or directly used in vehicles, cooking etc. Two possible ways for storing natural gas: salt cavern and depleted natural gas reservoir.
Switzerland¤
With respect to Switzerland, salt cavern is taken into consideration, with capex of 0.009 EUR/KWh and maintenance cost 2% of investment cost. It could also be stored in existed pipelines, high pressure tanks etc.
Quebec¤
Quebec has 2 depleted field reservoirs with a total volume of 5 Billion cubic feet1, 142 million m3.
Canada¤
Underground natural gas storage facilities in Canada are located in five provinces: Alberta, British Columbia (B.C.), Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan. The combined capacity of all underground storage facilities in Canada is 949 Bcf. The majority of this capacity (548 Bcf) is located in Alberta, followed by Ontario with 248 Bcf1.
ES Model Parameters¤
In Energyscope, the depleted gas reservoir storage of natural gas is taken into consideration, despite a slight difference of the cost for cavern storage (CAPEX 0.012 EUR/kWh).
| entry_key | value | unit | sets | source_reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG_EHP (layer) | -1 | - | Gorre, Jachin; van Leeuwen, Charlotte; Ortloff, Felix, (2018): "Report on the Optimal Time Profile and Operation of the Conversion Technology during a Repre- Sentative Year, in the Perspective of the Available Storage Capacities" | |
| NG_S (layer) | 1 | - | Gorre, Jachin; van Leeuwen, Charlotte; Ortloff, Felix, (2018): "Report on the Optimal Time Profile and Operation of the Conversion Technology during a Repre- Sentative Year, in the Perspective of the Available Storage Capacities" | |
| c_inv | 0.01 | MCHF/GWh | Gorre, Jachin; van Leeuwen, Charlotte; Ortloff, Felix, (2018): "Report on the Optimal Time Profile and Operation of the Conversion Technology during a Repre- Sentative Year, in the Perspective of the Available Storage Capacities" | |
| c_maint | 0.0002 | MCHF/GWh/y | Gorre, Jachin; van Leeuwen, Charlotte; Ortloff, Felix, (2018): "Report on the Optimal Time Profile and Operation of the Conversion Technology during a Repre- Sentative Year, in the Perspective of the Available Storage Capacities" | |
| c_p | 1 | - | Gorre, Jachin; van Leeuwen, Charlotte; Ortloff, Felix, (2018): "Report on the Optimal Time Profile and Operation of the Conversion Technology during a Repre- Sentative Year, in the Perspective of the Available Storage Capacities" | |
| gwp_constr | 0 | kt/GWh | Gorre, Jachin; van Leeuwen, Charlotte; Ortloff, Felix, (2018): "Report on the Optimal Time Profile and Operation of the Conversion Technology during a Repre- Sentative Year, in the Perspective of the Available Storage Capacities" | |
| lifetime | 25 | y | Gorre, Jachin; van Leeuwen, Charlotte; Ortloff, Felix, (2018): "Report on the Optimal Time Profile and Operation of the Conversion Technology during a Repre- Sentative Year, in the Perspective of the Available Storage Capacities" | |
| ref_size | 0.001 | GWh | Gorre, Jachin; van Leeuwen, Charlotte; Ortloff, Felix, (2018): "Report on the Optimal Time Profile and Operation of the Conversion Technology during a Repre- Sentative Year, in the Perspective of the Available Storage Capacities" | |
| trl | 5 | - | Gorre, Jachin; van Leeuwen, Charlotte; Ortloff, Felix, (2018): "Report on the Optimal Time Profile and Operation of the Conversion Technology during a Repre- Sentative Year, in the Perspective of the Available Storage Capacities" |
References¤
| Data Sources |
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| Gorre, Jachin; van Leeuwen, Charlotte; Ortloff, Felix. (2018). "Report on the Optimal Time Profile and Operation of the Conversion Technology during a Repre- Sentative Year, in the Perspective of the Available Storage Capacities" |